The Effects of Expectations and Worries on the Experience of COVID-19 Symptoms.
Titilola AkintolaJoyce Y ChungLauren Yvette AtlasPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
These results suggest that increased worries during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with greater symptoms. Further studies investigating worry and symptoms in populations with confirmed negative COVID-19 tests or isolated populations will be needed to isolate the occurrence of true nocebo effects during the pandemic.